[Feasibility and reliability of the study of sentinel lymph nodes with immunohistochemical technique in colonic carcinoma]

G Pasquini; V Bruni; P M Amodio; P Bonatti; L Martinengo; G Santi; P Mazzarella; M Piciollo; E Bigonzoni; A Goglia; F Rubino; E Piccioni; B Battisti

[Feasibility and reliability of the study of sentinel lymph nodes with immunohistochemical technique in colonic carcinoma]

Suppl Tumori. 2005 May-Jun;4(3):S28.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

G Pasquini¹, V Bruni, P M Amodio, P Bonatti, L Martinengo, G Santi, P Mazzarella, M Piciollo, E Bigonzoni, A Goglia, F Rubino, E Piccioni, B Battisti

Affiliation

¹ UO Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Belcolle, Viterbo.

PMID: 16437883

Abstract

Sentinel lymph node sampling, in patients with resectable colon cancer, improved identification of lymph node disease and identified patients likely to benefit from adjuvant therapy. This study examined whether sentinel node sampling accurately predicted lymph node status for patients with resectable colon cancer.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Colonic Neoplasms / pathology*
Feasibility Studies
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Reproducibility of Results
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy*